Duty memoirs of a Secretary at war
The former Secretary of Defense offers a candid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition |
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| 250 | |a First edition | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Alfred A. Knopf, |c 2014. | |
| 300 | |a x, 618 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations (chiefly color) ; |c 25 cm | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Summoned to duty -- Iraq, Iraq and Iraq -- Mending fences, finding allies -- Waging war on the Pentagon -- Beyond Iraq: a complicated world -- Good war, bad war -- One damn thing after another -- Transition -- New term, new agenda, old secretary -- Afghanistan: a house divided -- Difficult foes, difficult friends -- Meanwhile, back in Washington -- War, war? and revolution -- At war to the last day -- Reflections. | |
| 520 | |a The former Secretary of Defense offers a candid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Gates, Robert Michael, |d 1943- |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Cabinet officers |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Iraq War, 2003-2011 |v Personal narratives, American. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Afghan War, 2001- |v Personal narratives, American. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |v Personal narratives, American. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Military policy |x Decision making. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Civil-military relations |z United States |x History |y 21st century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Politics and government |y 2001-2009. | |
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